MORE APOSTASY -- According to the Jan. 7, 2005 Virtueonline Viewpoints at http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1898
"In the DIOCESE OF LOS ANGELES, Bishop Jon Bruno has sanctioned the ordination of another homosexual deacon to the priesthood, scheduled for January 23, 2005 at the Cathedral Center of St. Paul. The deacon is the Rev. Gwynne Guibord who is in a 'committed' relationship with another woman and is a high-profile player in both local and national ecumenical activities. Dr. Guibord had been affiliated with the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), America's first and openly gay church, but her position as an ecumenical liaison officer was abolished by the MCC in 2002. She then approached the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, seeking to become a postulant. She was ordained deacon in January 2004. She will be ordained priest in January 2005.She is the first openly homosexual person to become president of a state ecumenical council in the USA. Upon her election, Guibord said, "I think that people are beginning to recognize that gays and lesbians are faithful people." Guibord is immensely popular in southern California among the religious elite. She is a psychotherapist by profession (as is her partner). Guibord was ordained a deacon in January 2004 by Assisting Bishop Carranza (former bishop in the Anglican Church of Mexico). Word has it that Bruno will participate at her ordination as priest at the cathedral even though he has publicly said he would not do such ordinations but would allow them to continue in his diocese. This was done as a sop to the three parishes who are litigating against him for their properties. He threw a bone to the orthodox by pledging not to personally participate in same-sex blessings while the Windsor Report is under consideration. Never mind that any priest in his diocese may do otherwise. Indeed, such a 'blessing' was performed in the diocese as recently as December 26!"